Mesut Bakkal (born 19 March 1964) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish professional football

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and former midfielder. He played for Denizlispor, and later was manager of Ankaragücü, Denizlispor,

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Gençlerbirliği S.K. Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü (pronounced ), commonly known as Gençlerbirliği, is a Turkish sports club based in Ankara. Formed in 1923, Gençlerbirliği are nicknamed ''Ankara Rüzgârı'' (The Wind of Ankara) or simply ''Gençler'' (The You ...

, Karabükspor, Manisaspor, and Samsunspor. He was head coach of BB Erzurumspor until March 2021.

Life and career

Born in Kırıkkale to Circassian parents from Bilecik, Northwest Turkey, Bakkal began playing football for local side Kırıkkalespor. He would later play for Denizlispor, Afyonspor, and

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before retiring from active play in 1994. After his playing career ended, Bakkal became a football manager. He resigned as Gençlerbirliği's manager for the 2nd time in his career, on 3 November 2008.The round ball in Ankara: Bakkal Resigns
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* (as player) * (as coach) * * 1964 births Living people People from Kırıkkale Turkish people of Circassian descent Turkish footballers Turkey youth international footballers Turkey under-21 international footballers Denizlispor footballers Afyonkarahisarspor footballers İzmirspor footballers Association football midfielders Turkish football managers Gençlerbirliği S.K. managers Gaziantepspor managers Denizlispor managers Manisaspor managers Sivasspor managers MKE Ankaragücü managers Samsunspor managers Kardemir Karabükspor managers Konyaspor managers Mersin İdman Yurdu managers Kayserispor managers Alanyaspor managers Bursaspor managers Süper Lig managers {{Turkey-footy-bio-stub